Acquaintances say James Hodgkinson said he planned to move from Alexandria, Va., the day before the shooting

ALEXANDRIA, Va.—The day before he opened fire on a baseball practice for congressional Republicans outside Washington, D.C., James T. Hodgkinson said he was making plans to return home to Illinois.

He canceled his membership at the YMCA in Alexandria, saying he was moving. He had a mechanic check his van’s tires and asked if they could handle the drive west.

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